Jaguar XF (2009-2015): Air bags
Recall 16V229000 · Apr 20, 2016 · Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC
5
vehicles affected
5
vehicles affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 16V229000
- Date
- Apr 20, 2016
- Maker
- Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC
- Units affected
- 5
- Kind
- Vehicles
- Component
- Air bags > Frontal > Driver side > Inflator module
- Model years
- 2009-2015
- Started by
- The maker
- Hazard
- Injury
What is wrong
Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC (Jaguar) is recalling certain model year 2009, 2011, 2012 and 2015 XF vehicles manufactured February 6, 2008 to October 20, 2014. In the affected vehicles, the driver frontal air bags may be missing a chemical enhancer required for the second stage deployment, resulting in the second stage deploying improperly in certain crashes.
What can happen
An air bag that inflates improperly increases the risk of injury.
The fix
Recall repairs are free of charge.
Jaguar will notify owners, and dealers will replace the driver frontal air bag module, free of charge. The recall began on May 5, 2016. Owners may contact Jaguar customer service at 1-800-452-4827. Jaguar's number for this recall is J065.
Vehicles covered
1 model, 4 model years in all
Related pages
Questions and answers
Which vehicles are in recall 16V229000?
1 model: Jaguar XF (2009, 2011-2012, 2015), about 5 vehicles in all.
What is the fix for recall 16V229000?
Jaguar will notify owners, and dealers will replace the driver frontal air bag module, free of charge. The recall began on May 5, 2016. Owners may contact Jaguar customer service at 1-800-452-4827. Jaguar's number for this recall is J065.
What can happen?
An air bag that inflates improperly increases the risk of injury.
A recall means the maker found a safety problem and offers a free fix; it does not mean every unit has the problem. Units affected are as reported by the company. Popular models sell more and so have more recalls and complaints. Official public data; texts are shortened. A dealer can tell whether a single vehicle still needs the repair.